By Malcolm Owen Google has set new browser performance records for Chrome following a year of improvements, with the latest results made using an M5 MacBook Pro.Google Chrome iconAs one of the main browsers in use today, Google Chrome has engineers working to improve its performance, so it can maintain its position in the market. That work can sometimes lead to massive improvements, even for Mac users.In a Chromium blog post on June 4, Google declares that its optimizations to Chrome have resulted in it setting records in some industry-standard benchmarks. They are said to be records across all browsers. Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums
By William Gallagher It should be remembered for the launch of iCloud, but instead the WWDC on June 6, 2011, will always be known as the last appearance of Steve Jobs at an Apple event. It was 15 years ago, today.Steve Jobs was visibly more gaunt during his last few times presenting WWDC – image credit: AppleEven as early as WWDC 2006, there was concern over Steve Jobs’s health. By WWDC 2011 on June 6 that year, there was no denying that he was looking gaunt, and that he had less energy than we were used to.But then by this time, there was also no denial that his health was poor. He’d had leaves of absence for treatment, and Apple had stopped pretending everything was fine. Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums
By Andrew Orr Apple will stream WWDC 2026 through the Apple TV app, its websites, and YouTube, giving viewers several ways to watch the company’s biggest software event of the year. Besides reading here on AppleInsider, here’s how to stay tuned in.WWDC 2026WWDC is Apple’s annual developer conference, where the company previews updates for the iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch, Apple TV, and Vision Pro. Developers are the primary audience, but the keynote also gives consumers an early look at many of the features Apple plans to release later in the year.Both presentations are free to watch through Apple’s streaming platforms. Apple also offers calendar links on its WWDC and Apple Events pages so viewers can add the sessions to their schedules before they begin.Apple kicks off WWDC 2026 with its keynote on Monday, June 8, at 1 p.m. Eastern. The presentation is expected to introduce the next major versions of Apple’s operating systems, along with new platform features and developer technologies. Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums
By Oliver Haslam Apple’s first foldable iPhone may be just months away, but anyone hoping for a stealth black iPhone Fold may have to look elsewhere if the latest leak turns out to be accurate.The iPhone Ultra might not come in a familiar black hueWith the clock ticking down to an expected September unveiling, we’re seeing more and more iPhone Fold leaks by the day. The latest claims that even Apple doesn’t yet know what colors the device will come in.Writing in a post to the Chinese social network Weibo, leaker Instant Digital hinted Apple is still deliberating whether to launch a black iPhone Fold. He even went so far as to wonder aloud whether Apple has a grudge against the color. Rumor Score: 🙄 Unlikely Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums
By Andrew O’Hara Brydge Max 13 is an all-in-one keyboard, trackpad, and stand for iPad Pro that has the potential to outshine Apple’s Magic Keyboard.Brydge Max 13 review: The new all-aluminum iPad keyboardWith a price tag pushing $400 in the U.S., post-tax, it’s no surprise that competitors have been relentlessly releasing lower-priced options to the Magic Keyboard. Most, though, swap out premium materials for cheaper ones, like plastic.At times, it feels like a race to the bottom. Premium keyboards outside of Apple’s have largely been few and far between. Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums
By Sponsored Content Virtual Private Networks, or VPNs, are basically a required utility in 2026 if you want to browse the internet without being tracked. Get Proton VPN at up to 70% off a two-year subscription.Proton VPN can keep your browsing habits private. Image source: ProtonIt seems like everyone on the internet is trying to track you. Whether it’s data brokers trying to profit off your personal information or your ISP attempting to help build an advertising profile, all eyes are on you when you browse.There is a better option than giving up and living in a cave, and it’s called Proton VPN. It lets you connect a VPN to up to ten devices at once for smooth and encrypted access to your apps and websites. Continue Reading on AppleInsider
By William Gallagher Apple is surely laser-focused now on next week’s WWDC, but it did take a moment for a rare swipe at a rival, and it seems to have made some harsh choices about Apple Vision Pro.It doesn’t look like there’s going to be an Apple Vision Pro 2 for a long time.T’wasn’t really the night before Christmas, but every day now feels like it because we’re so close to WWDC and that all-important opening keynote. Just imagine it: once that’s happened, we will finally know everything about iOS 27, and be looking instead to September’s iPhone launch.But for now, all eyes are on WWDC and that means every eye that can is finding out details. Such as the possibility that the new macOS 27 will be called Big Bear. Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums
By Oliver Haslam Apple is set to announce a raft of new platform updates at WWDC on June 8, but there’s only one thing I want, and it’s got nothing to do with the Apple Intelligence or Siri upgrades that have been rumored for months.HomeKit simply refuses to be consistent in our homeAmid ongoing work to make Siri more personal and conversational, I’m left feeling less interested than ever before. Apple has had its chance to make Siri part of my life, and it’s failed spectacularly.Apple Intelligence is a marketing term for a variety of AI-powered features. But none of them have proven to be everyday must-haves. OK, maybe with the exception of the Clean Up feature in Photos. Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums
By Malcolm Owen WWDC is just around the corner. Here’s what to expect from Apple about the future of iOS 27, macOS 27, AI, and Siri.The WWDC 2026 logo – Image Credit: AppleApple’s annual Worldwide Developer Conference will be held from June 8 to June 12. As it’s big developer event, it is also the main place to discover the big changes that will be arriving in its operating system updates due this fall.Just after the keynote announcing the news, Apple will release its first developer beta builds of iOS 27, iPadOS 27, macOS 27, watchOS 27, tvOS 27, and visionOS 27. These will be a second beta-testing track alongside the current-gen 26 versions, though those will be more for performance and bug fixing rather than introducting new features. Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums
By William Gallagher The UK is reportedly planning to introduce new laws that require Apple and Google to protect children from any online nudity, or see their CEOs jailed.Detail from Apple’s existing child protection white paper — image credit: AppleIt’s already because of the UK’s Online Safety Act and and some laws on the state-level in the US that Apple has introduced age verification. According to The Times, however, the country’s government intends to go further.Reportedly, UK ministers will announce plans to require technology firms such as Apple and Google to make it impossible for children to see any nude images. That includes sex scenes in films and TV, as well as on social media. Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums
